Items

• Sculpture Section of USIA Exhibition for Moscow 1959.
  Sculpture Section of USIA (United States Information Agency) Exhibition for Moscow 1959. The list of sculptors includes Chaim Gross, Seymour Lipton, Isamu Noguchi, Theodore Roszak, William Zorach, John Bernard Flannagan, Robert Laurent, Ibram Lassaw, Jo Davidson, Elie Nadelman, Saul Baizerman, Jose de Rivera, Alexander Calder, Jose de Creeft, Herbert Ferber, Minna Harkavy, Gaston Lachaise, Jacques Lipchitz, Oronzio Maldarelli, Bernard Reder, and Hugo Robus. John Rhoden was involved in the planning of the sculpture portion of the USIA Exhibition.
• Invitation from the American Ambassador and Mrs. Byroade for a reception on March 19th.
  Invitation from the American Ambassador, Henry A. Byroade, and Mrs. Byroade for a reception in Garden City, Egypt on March 19th, circa 1955-1956. Byroade was the American ambassador to Egypt from 1955 through 1956.
• Schedule for Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoden from Lusaka onwards, March 5 through March 9, 1956.
  Schedule for Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoden from Lusaka onwards from March 5 through March 9, 1956. The schedule details a travel itinerary from Lusaka to Bulawayo to Livingstone to Bulawayo to Salisbury to Dar-es-Salaam to Zanzibar to Nairobi. It includes names of contacts in various locations.
• Department of State transmittal slip from the Educational Exchange program to the American Embassy in Seoul from January 26, 1959.
  Department of State transmittal slip from the Educational Exchange program on behalf of John Rhoden to the American Embassy in Seoul from January 26, 1959 authorizing a stop-over in Saigon, Vietnam.
• Passenger's coupon issued by the Philippine Air Lines, Inc. from January 23, 1959.
  Passenger's coupon issues by Philippine Air Lines, Inc. from January 23, 1959 for John Rhoden's travel from Manila to Baguio.
• Department of state transmittal slip from the Educational Exchange program to the American Embassy in Seoul from January 19, 1959.
  Department of State transmittal slip from the Educational Exchange program on behalf of John Rhoden to the American Embassy in Seoul from January 19, 1959 extending Rhoden's grant period by twenty days.
• Correspondence from Richenda Rhoden to Frederick Colwell from November 22, 1958.
  Correspondence from Richenda Rhoden to Frederick Colwell from November 22, 1958 requesting funding to join John Rhoden on his cultural exchange trip.
• John Rhoden's travel itinerary from December 18, 1958-February 15, 1959.
  John Rhoden's travel itinerary from December 18, 1958-February 15, 1959. Itinerary outlines travel to Rome, New Delhi, Bangkok, Djakarta, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Saigon, Manila, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul.
• Travel itinerary for John Rhoden from Jakarta, Indonesia to Seoul, Korea.
  Travel itinerary for John Rhoden from Jakarta, Indonesia to Seoul, Korea from January 18 through February 16, circa 1958-1959.
• Suggested program for John and Richenda Rhoden's visit to Munich, Germany.
  Suggested program for John and Richenda Rhoden's visit to Munich, Germany from January 3 through 5, circa 1955-1957.
• Schedule for Richenda and John Rhoden from Lusaka, Zambia onwards.
  Schedule for Richenda and John Rhoden from Lusaka, Zambia onwards to Nairobi, Kenya from March 5 through 9, circa 1955-1957.
• Itinerary for Richenda and John Rhoden's visit to Stuttgart, Germany.
  Itinerary for Richenda and John Rhoden's visit to Stuttgart, Germany from December 14 through 19, circa 1955-1957.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from April 3, 1959.
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from April 3, 1959 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow. The amendment authorizes a trip from New York, NY to Washington D.C. for a debriefing.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from January 27, 1959.
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from January 27, 1959 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow. The amendment authorizes a trip to Saigon, Vietnam.
• List of guests invited to cocktails in honor of visiting U.S. Specialist John W. Rhoden on January 22, 1959.
  List of guests invited to cocktails in honor of visiting U.S. Specialist John W. Rhoden, hosted by W.M. Dunn on January 22, 1959 in Manila, Philippines. Guests include: Lyd Arguilla -- Purita K. Ledesma -- Rosalinda Orosa -- Salli Moran -- Virginia Moreno -- N. Veloso Abueva -- Jose Alcantara -- Ben Gonzalez -- Cesar Legaspi -- Vicente Manansala -- Arturo Luz -- Mauro "Malang" Santos -- Morli Dharam -- Adrian Gristobal -- Harold Schneidman -- Rodrigo Perez III.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from January 20, 1959.
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from January 20, 1959 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow. The amendment authorizes an additional nineteen days to be added to the trip, bringing the total to 121 days.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from January 14, 1959.
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from January 14, 1959 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow. The amendment authorizes an additional twenty days to be added to the trip, bringing the total to 126 days.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization Document from November 25, 1958.
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from November 25, 1958 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow. The amendment authorizes an extension of the trip to include Bangkok, Thailand, making the trip a total of 106 days.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization Document from November 5, 1958.
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from November 5, 1958 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow. The amendment authorizes an extension of the trip to include Warsaw, Poland; Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Rome, Italy; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Djakarta, Indonesia; Manila, the Philippines; and Seoul, Korea.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from October 13, 1958
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from October 13, 1958 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from September 19, 1958
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from September 19, 1958 amending a grant from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as a United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow.
• Department of State United States Grant Authorization document from June 27, 1958
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization document from June 27, 1958 authorizing John Rhoden to serve as an official United States specialist during a thirty-day trip to Moscow.
• The Foreign Service of the United States of America Authorization of Official Travel document from December 8, 1955
  The Foreign Service of the United States of America Authorization of Official Travel document from December 8, 1955 for John Rhoden. The document authorizes travel within Germany starting on December 11, 1955 for a duration of thirty-four days.
• Correspondence from G.L. Penhollow to John Rhoden from December 8, 1955
  Correspondence from the Chief Transportation Officer of the United States Embassy in Bonn, Germany, G.L. Penhollow, to John Rhoden from December 8, 1955 regarding Rhoden's travel to and from Berlin, Germany.
• Schedule for Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoden for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Salisbury from February 28 through March 5, 1956. (1/2)
  Schedule for Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoden for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Salisbury from February 28 through March 5, 1956. The schedule details events and contacts for the Rhodens' time in Salisbury and Lusaka.
• Schedule for John and Richenda Rhoden in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Salisbury. (1/2)
  Schedule for John and Richenda Rhoden in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Salisbury until their arrival in Nairobi, Kenya from February 28 through March 5, circa 1955-1957. People include: Loyd V. Steere -- Canon Patterson -- Colonel David Stirling -- John Parry -- Dr. Walter Adams -- Pat Lewis -- Colonel Boultbee -- Hardwicke Holderness. (1/2)
• Briefing for painters and sculptors group participating in cultural exchange with the USSR. (1/3)
  Document with a schedule for the briefing for painters and sculptors group participating in cultural exchange with the USSR. The schedule covers Tuesday, September 23rd and includes handwritten notes on the reverse of the second page circa 1958. (1/3)
• Announcement for a lecture by John Rhoden at the Osaka American Cultural Center on March 19, 1959. (1/2)
  An announcement from March 14, 1959 for a lecture by John Rhoden on American sculpture for the English Speaking Society of the Osaka American Cultural Center on March 19, 1959. The reverse includes sketches by Rhoden. (1/2)
• Schedule for John W. Rhoden, sculptor, visiting Korea under the U.S. Specialist Program. (1/2)
  Schedule for John W. Rhoden, sculptor, visiting Korea under the U.S. Specialist Program from February 23 through March 4, 1959. People include: Yoon Hyo-choong -- Kim Ki-chang. (1/2)
• Invitation list for cocktail party for Mr. Marvin Wachman on December 5, 1958. (1/3)
  Invitation list for cocktail party for Mr. Marvin Wachman, new director Salzburg Seminar, at Mr. Bowman's on December 5, 1958, 6:30 to 8:30pm. Invitees include: Dusan Popovic -- Krista Djordjevic -- Mileva Regner -- Jovan Mesarovic -- Pedja Milosavljevic -- Marvin Wachman -- Aleksandar Andjelic -- Milan Korac -- Ivanka Kovacevic -- Dusan Puhalo -- Milena Vlaskalin -- Branko Vukusic -- Jelko Zagar -- Milenko Jovanovic -- Mihajlo Markovic -- Nadesa Mosusova -- Marijan Savinsek -- Radmila Stojanovic -- Slavko Todorovic -- Vida Jankovic -- Branislav Soskic -- Ante Ilic -- Miodrag Protic -- Oto Bihalji-Merin -- Aleksandar Celebonovic -- Kaca Ambrozic -- Dusan Ristic -- Olga Jevric -- Zoran Petrovic -- Erih Kos -- Milan Konjovic -- Vera Konjovic -- Heath Bowman -- Robert Haney -- Nicholas Andrews -- Mercedes Bucher -- Philip Arnold -- George Cermac. (1/3)
• Schedule for John Rhoden and William A. Smith's stay in Belgrade, Serbia from December 5 through 7, 1958. (1/2)
  Visits and appointments schedule during the stay of William A. Smith and John Rhoden in Belgrade, Serbia from December 5 through 7, 1958. Visits to: Rista Stijovic -- Miodrag Protic -- Mihajlo Protic -- Pedja Milosavljevic -- Kaca Ambrozic -- Ana Beslic -- Olga Jancic -- Boris Anastasijevic -- Sreten Stojanovic -- Stojan Celic -- Zoran Petrovic -- Slobodan Bogojevic -- Mica Popovic -- Lazar Vujaklija -- Lazar Vozarevic -- Olga Jervic -- Radivoj Kovacevic -- Bosko Petrovic -- Jovan Soldatovic -- Francis S. Mason, Jr. -- Mercedes Bucher. (1/2)
• Contacts made by Franklin C. Watkins in Soviet Union, October-November, 1958 (1/3)
  Contacts made by Franklin C. Watkins in Moscow, Kiev, Leningrad, Erevan, and Tbilisi, Soviet Union, October-November, 1958. Contacts include: Samuel Joseph Lindin -- Middle Art School -- Boris Yerasov -- Sergei Gerasimov -- V. Bogatkin -- Simenov -- Goryaev -- Nicolas Gloutchen -- Repin Institute of Art -- Arutchian -- Agrunian -- Sarian -- Ber Kabrielian -- Alice Melikian -- Kandelski -- K.K. Magalashvili -- Lado Gudiashvili -- L. Lajaya -- David Issopovovich Tchikhvishvili -- Dzhaparidze -- Tansybaev -- Ioganson. (1/3)
• List of suggested titles of books and periodicals to be sent to artists and art personnel in the Soviet Union (1/2)
  List of suggested titles of books and periodicals to be sent to artists and art personnel in the Soviet Union with whom Franklin C. Watkins, Lamar Dodd, William A. Smith, and John Rhoden made contact during their visit, October-November, 1958. (1/2)
• Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization paperwork for John Rhoden. (1/2)
  Department of State United States Government Grant Authorization paperwork for John Rhoden including itinerary of John Rhoden's travels while serving as a United States specialist in 1955. (1/2)